Ask HN: I want to do a video tutorial for cheap on OSX. What tools should I use?

[jmathai]

Wanting to a video tutorial with a voice over. What software is there (ideally free) that does a good job at this?

[ApolloRising]

Well if you can spend $100 try: http://www.telestream.net/screen-flow/overview.htm

[jmathai → ApolloRising]

Awesome, they have a trial version that's full featured except a water mark. Can play with it and if I feel the end result is worth $100, i'd be more than happy to pay for it.

Thanks!

[ApolloRising → jmathai]

No problem glad it may be what you needed.

[japanesejay]

Ideally you'll want to do some full on video production. If you want to do it for cheap, you can use:

- Free Screen cast tools to record your desktop or just the app window. - Use some audio capturing tool to record your voice over. Best if you have a mic and can control the eq. I think quicktime Pro does has support for this too. ($30 for pro). - Use imovie to edit/animate transitions between your script.

Hows that for a starts?

[jmathai → japanesejay]

That's pretty good. I'll give Free Screen a whirl. Thanks.

[teeja]

For sound I'd recommend the much-underrecognized built-in Garageband... better than Audacity. ('Name' artists have done whole CD's with it) ... It has many, many fine plug-ins & effects, if you'll be using music.

[mvidal01]

Quicktime X to record the screen and Audacity. $0.

VLC can also capture the screen I believe.

[jmathai → mvidal01]

Already using Audacity for sound ++. Will try VLC and QuickTime. Tx.

[earl]

start with screenr -- www.screenr.com. I saw them a while ago and bookmarked them. Basically, they do screen capture + video recording from your video camera. Not amazing quality but the (free) price is right.

[jmathai → earl]

Hey there! That is so easy and free that it might be just what I was looking for. The quality isn't that important since it'll be uploaded to youtube or vimeo. SWEET!